TRY THESE NEW GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 2 March 1935, Page 10

TRY THESE NEW GAMES

“QUITE CONTRARY’*

When your friends get together on beach, in garden, or elsewhere, vary the games played with this amusing one. It is played with a ball and, as many of you will have received balls from “Santa,” there should be no difficulty in getting entries for this race. Line up all those to take part, and, allowing a ball for each one, put them in another place —say, at the end of the lawn or a few yards further down the beach. At the word ' go’ everyone races to the balls, picks one up, and puts it between his or her feet, and returns to the starting place thus. If the ball falls away from between the feet the player must pick it up and return it, not making any advance in the meantime. It’s great fun, Try it. You’ll feel awfully clever if you win. Here is a game to try at one of your parties. It is called “Quite Contrary.” The players all stand in a ring, and one is chosen as leader and stands in the middle.

The leader gives orders to the rest, but whatever he says they must do just the opposite! For instance, when the leader says: “One step forward!” the players must move one step backward. If he says: “Turn to the Right!” the players must take care to turn to the left.

The players continue doing the opposite whatever they are told, and anyone who fails to do this must stand out. The game goes on until one person is left in, and this player is chosen as leader for the next time-

YEAR OF ELECTION “The year of elections” is the name that has ben given to the year 1935 in New Zealand. . ..

The present Parliament will run its extended course to the end of this year, and the general election will probably take place early in November. Normally a general election for the House of Representatives would have been held toward the end of 1034. But in 1932 it was decided by Parliament that the term of the twentyfourth Parliament should be extended by one year. The Government passed another measure last year extending the life of Parliament permanently from three years to four. In the past the life of Parliament'has usually been three years, the longest life being five years and the shortest being just under two years. The office of Premiership was held by the Right Hon. Richard John Seddon, P.C., for 13 years and one month. This is the longest time any Prime Minister has held office. The Right Hon. William Massey was Prime Minister for 12 years and 10 months, while Sir Henry Sewell, the first Prime Minister of New Zealand, held office for two weeks only.

BOOTS IN THE CUPBOARD Down in the cupboard, The deep, dark cupboard, T.be cupboard for boots and shoes. If you hear a quesk And a leathery creak It means that they’re telling the news, Exchanging their various views, The slippers, the boots and the shoes. The hob-nailed boot has a voice rather hoarse, The brogue has a bit of a brogue, of

course; And Clara’s clogs clatter their clicety clack As they do on the cobblestones round at the back; The Wellington’s tone is most aristocratic, And Cranny’s slippers are rather

asthmatic. All in the cupboard, The deep, dark cupboard, The cupboard for boots and shoes

A WEIGHT-LIFTING TRICK Challenge a boy about your own weight or a little heavier that you will lift him, but that he will not be able to lift you. Get him to bend his arms and press his elbows into Ibis sides. Now see that he stands quite erect, with his shoulders back. Do not tell him to stand erect if you can avoid it; just arrange him so, for this is the secret of the trick.

Now bend your knees a little and put your bands under bis elbojvs, and you will be able to lift him up quite easily. Hold him up a little while, and then lower him to the giound. It is his tin'll now to lift you. Bend your elbows and press them to your sides as lie did, but lean slightly forward. Even if he makes you stand erect you can bond forward a little just as iie starts to lift you, without it being noticeable.

Bending forward aiters the distribution of the weight to be lifted, and you will find that he will be unable to raise you off the ground successfully.

Teacher: “I place fifteen pennies in my pocket and lose ten. What have I left in my pocket?’’ Dick: “A hole.”'"'"